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Checklist for Subfamily Mantinae Burmeister, 1838
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
58
562
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mantodea
Burmeister, 1838
Mantes, Mantids, Mantis, Mantises, Praying Mantids
10
76
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
2
46
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantidae
Burmeister, 1838
Mantids, Mantis, Praying Mantis, Praying mantises
34
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMantinae
Burmeister, 1838
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
8 Genera with 28 Species
Epitenodera Giglio-Tos, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mantis Linnaeus, 1960Mantes3SpeciesTaxom
Omomantis Saussure, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Paramantis Ragge & Roy, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Polyspilota Burmeister, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboderella Giglio-Tos, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sphodromantis Stal, 1775African mantis19SpeciesTaxom
Tenodera Burmeister, 17815SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
28 Species and 10 Subspecies
Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Mantis eichleri
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758European mantid
Mantis religiosa eichleri Bazyluk, 1960
Omomantis tigrina Giglio-Tos, 1916
Omomantis zebrata Charpentier, 1843
Paramantis natalensis Stal, 1856
Paramantis nyassana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis prasina Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Paramantis togana Giglio-Tos, 1912
Paramantis victoriana Werner, 1908
Paramantis viridis Saussure, 1872
Polyspilota aeruginosa Goeze, 1778Madagascan Marbled Mantis
Rhomboderella scutata Bolivar, 1889
Sphodromantis centralis Rehn, 1914African Mantis
Sphodromantis fenestrata Giglio-Tos, 1912
Sphodromantis gastrica Stål, 1858African Mantis
Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis lagrecai Lombardo, 1989
Sphodromantis lineola Burmeister, 1838African Lined Mantis
Sphodromantis lineola lineola Burmeister, 1838
Sphodromantis lineola pinguis Roy, 1968
Sphodromantis lineola speciosa Roy, 1971
Sphodromantis meridionales
Sphodromantis obscura Beier & Hocking, 1965
Sphodromantis rubrostigma (Werner, 1916)⇒ Sphodromantis kersteni Gerstaecker, 1869
Sphodromantis rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis rudolfae rudolfae Rehn, 1901
Sphodromantis speciosa La Greca & L..., 1987
Sphodromantis tenuidentata Lombardo, 1991Tanzanian mantis
Sphodromantis viridis Forskal, 1775African Giant Praying Mantis
Sphodromantis viridis meridionales
Sphodromantis viridis viridis Forskal, 1775
Tenodera iringana (Giglio-Tos, 1912)⇒ Epitenodera capitata de Saussure, 1869
Tenodera superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781
Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa madagascariensis (Saussure & Z..., 1895)⇒ Tenodera superstitiosa bokiana Giglio-Tos, 1907
Tenodera superstitiosa superstitiosa Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Mantinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeMantini
Burmeister, 1838
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParamantini
Roy, 1972
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolyspilotini
Roy, 1972
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom